CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1963-0079
SL-6 R/B
SL-6 R/B (NORAD 688) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 November 1963, after 1 day in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
688
International designator
1963-044B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
USSR
Launched
11 Nov 1963Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Nov 1963UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
65.1°N to 65.1°SFinal inclination 65.1°
Mass
2,000 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.1°N and 65.1°S.
Life in orbit
1 dayFrom the same launch
1963-044
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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